Ted Becker was the first Walter Meyer Professor of Law at NYU
School of Law and is Chair and Professor Emeritus at the University
of Hawaii and Chair and Alma Holladay Professor Emeritus at Auburn
University. He is the author of fifteen books.
Brian Polkinghorn is a Distinguished Professor of Conflict Analysis
and Dispute Resolution and the Executive Director of the Bosserman
Center for Conflict Resolution at Salisbury University. He is a
renowned international mediator and a Fulbright Ambassador.
"Dator's Second Law of the Futures states that 'any useful idea
about the futures should appear to be ridiculous.' Every aspect of
the proposal of this book--that Israel become the fifty-first State
of the United States--seems preposterous in the extreme. Therefore,
I sincerely recommend it to you. Like many other ridiculous ideas
that turned out to be 'obvious' in the futures, this might be a big
one indeed."
--Jim Dator, Futures Studies, University of Hawaii
"Authors Ted Becker and Brian Polkingham propose a provocative
interest-based approach to resolving one of the most entrenched
conflicts in human history--the divisive rancor in the Middle East.
Identifying common core, or underlying, interests such as survival,
existence, identity, boundaries, peace and security, enjoyment of
life, and productivity, they synthesize positive components of
American Exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny to fashion a
pragmatic, mutually beneficial resolution for Israel, her
prospectively collaborative neighbors, the USA and,
consequentially, the globe."
-- C. Kevin Coonrod, Ombudsman, Auburn University
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